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   Baldur Bjarnason (baldur@toot.cafe)'s status on Monday, 10-Feb-2025 20:49:42 JST Baldur Bjarnason

   "‘Things Are Going to Get Intense:’ How a Musk Ally Plans to Push AI on the Government"

   https://www.404media.co/things-are-going-to-get-intense-how-a-musk-ally-plans-to-push-ai-on-the-government/

   Automated decision-making creates accountability sinks for horrifying decisions. This does not bode well

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     Baldur Bjarnason (baldur@toot.cafe)'s status on Monday, 10-Feb-2025 20:49:40 JST Baldur Bjarnason

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     It may feel unfair to many of you, but this is going to be the legacy of anybody who is still working in "AI". This is going to be the inheritance you leave to the future and nothing you do is likely to come close to offsetting it.

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     Baldur Bjarnason (baldur@toot.cafe)'s status on Monday, 10-Feb-2025 20:49:41 JST Baldur Bjarnason

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     "Musk Allies Discuss Deploying A.I. to Find Budget Savings"

     https://archive.md/LfSoe

     Much of the US budget is literally responsible for keeping people alive or protecting them from harm. Automated decision-making creates accountability sinks that can be used to excuse horrifying decisions

     Rich Felker repeated this.
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     Baldur Bjarnason (baldur@toot.cafe)'s status on Monday, 10-Feb-2025 20:49:42 JST Baldur Bjarnason

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     "Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Working on a Custom Chatbot Called GSAi"

     https://archive.md/YUjm1

     Automated decision-making creates accountability sinks that can be used to excuse horrifying decisions